Patrick Gale
Events ·
28 March
· 3pm
· £12
The Mainstreet Trading Company, St Boswells TD6 0AT
Patrick Gale, talking about his new book
1950s Northern England. Three generations of men, two of women.
When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane, is brutally obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth.
From the rural plains of Canada to 1950s Liverpool and Yorkshire, Love Lane is a searing portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration of what home and family can really be.
This is a standalone novel, but fans of Gale’s A Place Called Winter will recognise some familiar faces.
‘Miraculous, mischievous and quietly devastating, Love Lane is the irresistible story of five individuals, linked by the past and yet separated by the present. I have just fallen in love with a beautiful book.’ – RACHEL JOYCE
‘Patrick Gale brings his usual compassionate sympathy, impeccable research and elegant style to his powerful new novel … Love Lane is an involving story of reconciliation, secrets and compromises, rich in emotional truth and evocative historical detail.’ – CLARE CHAMBERS
‘Five threads of storytelling interweave to form the braid of a novel both poignant and elegiac. A story of missed opportunities and, ultimately, a memorable story of forgiveness’ – Sarah Winman
Doors open at 2.30pm.
This event is being held at the Mainstreet Trading Company in the barn and can only be accessed by stairs.
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